The weekend is almost upon us, and your The Dozen Daily Trivia quiz for this Thursday, October 19, 2023 was a pretty tame outing. And the whole week has been generous up to this point, really.
How did you do, Frank?: Only missed one, which means a lot of perfects will be had.., if they listen to country music.
Let’s go.
Subject: NFL
Mark Brunell was the starting QB of what current-day AFC South team that went to the AFC Championship in both the 1996 and 1999 seasons?
Answer: The Jacksonville Jaguars
Explanation: People don’t remember how special those Jaguars teams were. That AFC run was in their first couple of seasons in the league.
Subject: NBA
Already with an NBA Championship on his resume, Frank Vogel is the new Head Coach for what Western Conference team?
Answer: Phoenix Suns
Explanation: Vogel won that championship in the Orlando bubble with the Lakers, after he was fired from the Magic just a couple of seasons beforehand.
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Subject: MLB
A career 6x All-Star, what Cubs outfielder was trying to catch a foul ball in Game 6 of the 2003 NLCS during the infamous Steve Bartman incident?
Answer: Moises Alou
Explanation: While we can all look back and laugh now, we’ll never forget how Alou reacted after Bartman caught that ball. Sports horror.
Subject: History
What Italian artist is credited with painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
Answer: Michaelangelo
Explanation: I did NOT recite the names of the Teenaged Mutant Ninja Turtles to get this answer. That would be just unprofessional… wouldn’t it?
Subject: Celebrity Mashup
Answer: Olivia Wilde
Explantion: Wilde is so beautiful, she’s hard to miss. But even though he’s one of the most successful country music star working, not a lot of you know Luke Combs. He’s pretty good.
Subject: Candy
Coming in a red wrapper, this chocolate bar is sweetened coconut coated in chocolate like an Almond Joy, except it contains no nuts and uses dark chocolate.
Answer: Mounds
Explanation: Do you actually know anyone who eats Mounds? I don’t.
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Subject: Television
What actor won three consecutive Emmys from 2006-2008 for their supporting role as Ari Gold in Entourage?
Answer: Jeremy Piven
Explanation: While they’d never be able to make that show the right way today, Ari Gold is one of the best TV characters of all time.
Subject: Movies
David Spade plays a mullet wig-wearing white trash janitor who tells the story of his search for his long-lost parents on a radio show in this 2001 comedy.
Answer: Joe Dirt
Explanation: “Alright, alright, I’m puttin on the lotion.”
Subject: Music
What 1975 Fleetwood Mac song opens with these lyrics: “I took my love, took it down. I climbed a mountain and I turned around, and I saw my reflection in the snow-covered hills…”?
Answer: Landslide.
Explanation: If Fleetwood Mac is before your time (and it probably is) remember the song with the baby Clydesdales in that beer commercial.
How did you do? Let me know in the comments.
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